Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Review: The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

The sequel to Pitch Black takes a bizarre left turn into space opera, resulting in a deeply silly and kind of awesome epic.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 25, 2021The Chronicles of Riddick, David Twohy, Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat, Vin Diesel, Colm Feore, Keith David, Karl Urban, Thandie Newton, Alexa Davalos, Judi Dench, Linus Roache, Nick Chinlund, Yorick van WageningenComment

Review: La Strada (1954)

Fellini’s La Strada is the touching story of a naif making her way in a travelling circus in post-war Italy.

Reviews, Flash BackAnders BergstromFebruary 22, 2021La Strada, Federico Fellini, Italian cinema, Richard Baseheart, Anthony Quinn, Giulietta Masina, neorealism, melodrama, World War II, road movieComment

Review: Pitch Black (2000)

David Twohy’s first film about Vin Diesel’s antihero is a B-movie throwback.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 17, 2021Pitch Black, Riddick, David Twohy, Ken Wheat, Jim Wheat, Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Keith David, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Claudia Black, Rhiana Griffith, John MooreComment

Review: American Psycho (2000)

Twenty years later, American Psycho remains a deliriously-funny, criminally-misunderstood masterpiece.

Review: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

Revisiting Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon on its 20th anniversary confirms this moving, wuxia epic as one of the great international films of all-time.

Reviews, Flash BackAnders BergstromNovember 20, 2020Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Ang Lee, Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, wuxia, martial arts, China, Chinese filmComment

Review: The Killers (1946)

Robert Siodmak’s noir classic is a stunning debut for Burt Lancaster and one of the most inventive short story adaptations ever.

Halloween Horror: Inferno (1980)

Dario Argento’s spiritual sequel to Suspiria is just as spectacularly moody as its predecessor, even if the narrative is slapdash.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror IIAren BergstromOctober 8, 2020Inferno, Dario Argento, Suspiria, Thomas de Quincey, Irene Miracle, Leigh McCloskey, Eleonora Giorgi, Daria Nicolodi, Sacha Pitoëff, Alida Valli, Veronica LazarComment

Halloween Horror: Black Sunday (1960)

Mario Bava’s official debut combines arthouse style and B-movie horror conventions to strong effect.

Review: National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)

Like its predecessor, National Treasure: Book of Secrets is an exercise in nostalgic nationalism, but also a goofily entertaining adventure film.

Satoshi Kon: Paprika (2006)

Paprika coalesces Satoshi Kon’s vision of dreamwords, filmmaking, and artistic expression into one unified whole.

Flash Back, Reviews, Satoshi Kon, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 4, 2020Paprika, Satoshi Kon, Satoshi Kon Retrospective, Seishi Minakami, Yasutaka Tsutsui, Megumi Hayashibara, Toru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Toru Furuya, Akio Otsuka, Koichi Yamadera, Hideyuki TanakaComment

Satoshi Kon: Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

Tokyo Godfathers is about as close as you can get to a Charles Dickens Christmas adaptation apart from actually making a film based on A Christmas Carol.

Flash Back, Reviews, Satoshi Kon, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromAugust 31, 2020Satoshi Kon, Satoshi Kon Retrospective, Keiko Nobumoto, Toru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, Aya Okamoto, Tokyo GodfathersComment

Review: National Treasure (2004)

In 2020, National Treasure is as much a historical artifact as the American landmarks it features in its adventure narrative, but it’s still fun.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromAugust 19, 2020Jon Turteltaub, Jim Kouf, Cormac Wibberley, Marianne Wibberley, Nicolas Cage, Harvey Keitel, Jon Voight, Diane Kruger, Sean Bean, Justin Bartha, Christopher Plummer, National TreasureComment

Satoshi Kon: Perfect Blue (1997)

Satoshi Kon’s debut feature remains one of cinema’s best psychological thrillers and a scathing critique of exploitation in the entertainment industry.

Satoshi Kon, Reviews, Flash Back, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromAugust 18, 2020Satoshi Kon, Sadayuki Murai, Perfect Blue: Complete Metamorphosis, Yoshikazu Takeuchi, Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shiho Niiyama, Masaaki Okura, Shinpachi Tsuji, Emiko Furukawa, Perfect Blue, Satoshi Kon RetrospectiveComment

Review: Tremors (1990)

Tremors’ status as cult classic and staple of cable TV is a result of its sturdy filmmaking and fun vibe.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 30, 2020Ron Underwood, Brent Maddock, S.S. Wilson, Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, Reba McEntire, Victor WongComment

Review: Yi Yi: A One and a Two… (2000)

Much like a modern version of Ozu’s Tokyo Story (1953), Yi Yi is a lovely exploration of the generational dynamics of a single family.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 17, 2020Yi Yi: A One and a Two, Edward Yang, Wu Nien-jen, Elaine Jin, Issey Ogata, Kelly Lee, Jonathan Chang, Hsi-Sheng Chen, Su-Yun Ko, Lawrence Ko, Taiwanese New Wave, Yi YiComment

Review: Memento (2000)

Almost 20 years after its release, Memento remains a stunning encapsulation of Christopher Nolan’s obsessions as a director, and one of the very best neo-noir films.